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The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods

The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods


Title: The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods
Author: Jörgensen, Eva
Koller, Donna
Raman, Shanti
Olatunya, Oladele   orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-3064
Asemota, Osamagbe
Ekpenyong, Bernadine N.
Gunnlaugsson, Geir   orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-2862
Okolo, Angela
Date: 2022-09
Language: English
Scope: 1670-1681
University/Institute: Háskóli Íslands
University of Iceland
School: Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ)
School of Social Sciences (UI)
Department: Félagsfræði-, mannfræði- og þjóðfræðideild (HÍ)
Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics (UI)
Series: Acta Paediatrica;111(9)
ISSN: 0803-5253
1651-2227 (eISSN)
DOI: 10.1111/apa.16422
Subject: Adolescent Health; Child Health; COVID-19; Ethics; REview; Research Design; Unglingar; Börn; Heilsufar
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3907

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Jörgensen E, Koller D, Raman S, Olatunya O, Asemota O, Ekpenyong BN, Gunnlaugsson G, Okolo A. The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods. Acta Paediatr. 2022;111:1670–1681. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16422

Abstract:

Aim: Critically review research methods used to elicit children and young people's views and experiences in the first year of COVID-19, using an ethical and child rights lens.Methods: A systematic search of peer- reviewed literature on children and young peo-ple's perspectives and experiences of COVID-19. LEGEND (Let Evidence Guide Every New Decision) tools were applied to assess the quality of included studies. The critical review methodology addressed four ethical parameters: (1) Duty of care; (2) Children and young people's consent; (3) Communication of findings; and (4) Reflexivity.Results: Two phases of searches identified 8131 studies; 27 studies were included for final analysis, representing 43,877 children and young people's views. Most studies were from high-income countries. Three major themes emerged: (a) Whose voices are heard; (b) How are children and young people heard; and (c) How do research-ers engage in reflexivity and ethical practice? Online surveys of children and young people from middle-class backgrounds dominated the research during COVID-19. Three studies actively involved children and young people in the research process; two documented a rights- based framework. There was limited attention paid to some ethical issues, particularly the lack of inclusion of children and young people in re-search processes.Conclusion: There are equity gaps in accessing the experiences of children and young people from disadvantaged settings. Most children and young people were not in-volved in shaping research methods by soliciting their voices

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